[2] After the 1912 season, High signed with the Detroit Tigers as insurance in the event Ty Cobb held out due to a salary dispute.
[3] Cobb did hold out during the early weeks of the 1913 season, and High stepped in as the Tigers' starting center fielder.
[4] During the 1913 and 1914 seasons, High appeared in 171 games for the Tigers, principally as a backup for Ty Cobb in center field, and compiled a .248 batting average and .349 on-base percentage.
[5] Between 1915 and 1918, High appeared in 345 games for the Yankees, served as the team's starting left fielder in 1916 and 1917, and compiled a .250 batting average and .343 on-base percentage.
[2] In November 1962, Hugh died at Park Lane Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, after a long illness.